Narrative:

During a landing at a company owned housing development, helicopter created a large dust cloud. Ground was thought to be well prepared and firmly packed. During landing at about 2 ft AGL, helicopter began to create a dust storm. During high reconnaissance the area had been checked clear of people and vehicles. On departure, area had been cleared again, but upon liftoff a car had approached from behind potentially getting dusted. The car was not moving, but could have been damaged by the dirt. In the future we have selected a landing site away from roads or public access, and the area will be wet down prior to landing to minimize dust.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ROTARY WINGED TFC PRODUCES DUST STORM IN PROX OF OBSTRUCTION VEHICLE, POSSIBLY PRODUCING FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO SAME.

Narrative: DURING A LNDG AT A COMPANY OWNED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HELI CREATED A LARGE DUST CLOUD. GND WAS THOUGHT TO BE WELL PREPARED AND FIRMLY PACKED. DURING LNDG AT ABOUT 2 FT AGL, HELI BEGAN TO CREATE A DUST STORM. DURING HIGH RECONNAISSANCE THE AREA HAD BEEN CHKED CLR OF PEOPLE AND VEHICLES. ON DEP, AREA HAD BEEN CLRED AGAIN, BUT UPON LIFTOFF A CAR HAD APCHED FROM BEHIND POTENTIALLY GETTING DUSTED. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE DIRT. IN THE FUTURE WE HAVE SELECTED A LNDG SITE AWAY FROM ROADS OR PUBLIC ACCESS, AND THE AREA WILL BE WET DOWN PRIOR TO LNDG TO MINIMIZE DUST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.